Ichnae
Ἴχναι | |
 Coin of Ichnae, dated between 479-465 BCE. | |
 Macedonia and the Chalcidice | |
| Coordinates | 40°46′52″N 22°34′34″E / 40.78104°N 22.57622°E |
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Ichnae or Ichnai (Greek: Ἴχναι) an ancient town of Bottiaea, Macedonia on the Thermaic Gulf, above the mouth of Loudias river, near modern Koufalia ; built by the Macedonians according to Hazlitt, although Ichnaeans appear independently in epigraphy. It is mentioned by Herodotus, coupled with Pella.[1]
Ichnai is called a
in Athens of Eurydike daughter of Dadas, Ichnaian.Ichnae's site is within the boundaries of the modern municipal unit of Koufalia.[8][9]
References
- ^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 7.123.
- ^ MDAI(A) 27 (1902) 309,14/15
- ^ Ancient Coinage of Thraco Macedonian Tribes, Ichnae. See also http://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/UQGFAUYDE7K3U7XV5PZBOHTD6BGHHYTW.
- ^ (cf. the mythological Amydon)
- ^ Meletemata 22, Epig. App. 91, 10 . witness named, Neon son of Ichnaios,
- ^ FD III 3:207 252/1 BC?
- ^ BCH 1921:1 line 63 230-220 BC
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
Sources
- Hazlitt, The Classical Gazetteer, page 181
- An inventory of archaic and classical poleis By Mogens Herman Hansen, Thomas Heine Nielsen Page 802 ISBN 978-0-19-814099-3(2004)
External links
Media related to Ichnae at Wikimedia Commons
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